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Suggest Remedy For Shortness Of Breath And Shakiness After Stopping Caffeine Due To Vertigo
went to the ER because of vertigo and tachhecardia doctor said it was too much caffeine. stoped drinking coffee and felt fine, headaches, but now i seem to have regular periods of fib, shortness of breath, feel shaky. people at emergency room checked me out and everthing is fine but i have low potassium. i am taking ativan now.
Hi welcome to HCM. I understand your query and concern. Your symptoms are suggestive of withdrawal effects of caffeine due to excessive stress and anxiety thereby leading to Atrial fibrillation. Atrial fibrillaton is known to cause Rapid heart rate and fluctuations in blood pressure.I advise you to have a baseline 2 dimensional echocardiography,ECG and lipid profile to assess the basic cardiac reserve of your heart.Restrict the intake of salt to less than 6g/day.Regular physical exercise in the form of brisk walk for 20 min a daily is useful.Avoid taking caffeine.Drugs like antihypertensives and antiarrhythmics will help.Reduce the intake of fatty and fried food.Electrophysiological study with or without Radiofrequency ablation is the procedure of choice in your case.You may also need Coronary angiogram to look for any co existent blocks in the heart. Consult a Cardiologist and discuss for further expert management. Post your further queries if any. Thank you.
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Suggest Remedy For Shortness Of Breath And Shakiness After Stopping Caffeine Due To Vertigo
Hi welcome to HCM. I understand your query and concern. Your symptoms are suggestive of withdrawal effects of caffeine due to excessive stress and anxiety thereby leading to Atrial fibrillation. Atrial fibrillaton is known to cause Rapid heart rate and fluctuations in blood pressure.I advise you to have a baseline 2 dimensional echocardiography,ECG and lipid profile to assess the basic cardiac reserve of your heart.Restrict the intake of salt to less than 6g/day.Regular physical exercise in the form of brisk walk for 20 min a daily is useful.Avoid taking caffeine.Drugs like antihypertensives and antiarrhythmics will help.Reduce the intake of fatty and fried food.Electrophysiological study with or without Radiofrequency ablation is the procedure of choice in your case.You may also need Coronary angiogram to look for any co existent blocks in the heart. Consult a Cardiologist and discuss for further expert management. Post your further queries if any. Thank you.